NGO Leadership and Human Rights

Richard K Ghere

ISBN 10: 9385919016 / ISBN 13: 9789385919015

Published by Viva Books, 2016

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Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction: NGOs, Human Rights, and Leadership. 2. Slippery Terminology: Strategically Crafted Rhetoric in Development and Human Rights. 3. Rights-Based Leadership and Transformative Change. 4. Organization and Management in Pursuit of Rights-Based Missions. 5. Performance and Accountability in Rights-Focused NGOs. 6. Organization Learning and Knowledge Management as Foundations of Rights-Based Accomplishment. 7. Gender and Rights Advancement. 8. Human Resources Management in Humanitarian and Development NGOs. 9. Conclusion: Rights-Based Leadership in NGOs. Richard Ghere provides a comprehensive survey of NGO involvement in a human rights based approach to leadership, organization, management, and performance. Ghere points to how any NGO, regardless of its specific mission, can provide outlets for human rights activism. He also discusses the ways that NGOs have become increasingly concerned with human rights. Calling for leaders of human rights and development NGOs to get on the same page in terms of both theory and practice, he provides context, definition, and guidance for those working in development and advocacy organizations, as well as those considering a career in the NGO world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NGO Leadership and Human Rights
• Publisher: Viva Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9385919016
• ISBN 13: 9789385919015
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

NGO Leadership and Human Rights covers various topics of importance to those who work in development and/or advocacy organizations with human rights orientations and for undergraduate and graduate students aspiring to such careers. This book provides context, definition and guidance for the perplexed seeking entrance into a challenging but rewarding endeavor. Ghere argues that the human rights and development communities need to communicate and interact with each other much more effectively than is the case at present. In particular, leaders of human rights and development NGOs need to “get on the same page” in terms of both theory and practice. In addition to being an informative guide for a career choice, NGO Leadership and Human Rights stands as a readable “state of the art” survey on the scholarship and history of human rights.